On The Fly: Bad Day For The Mannings

Broncos QB Peyton Manning reacts after throwing an incomplete pass in the second half against the Rams.

Broncos QB Peyton Manning reacts after throwing an incomplete pass in the second half against the Rams. (Jeff Curry / USA Today Sports)

Florida Coach Out After Season

Sunday was a bad day for the quarterback Mannings.

Eli threw five interceptions in the Giants' 16-10 loss to the 49ers. And Peyton, though he passed for 389 yards, failed too often to lead the Broncos into the end zone. The result was a 22-7 loss to the Rams.

Kevin Harvick won the Ford EcoBoost 400 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in Homestead, Fla. Ryan Newman (second), Denny Hamlin (seventh) and Middletown native Joey Logano (16th), the other contenders for the championship, could not catch Harvick. Logano's opportunity was damaged in late pit stop as his crew stumbled around trying to change tires.

Football coach Will Muschamp will soon get chomped off the employment list at the University of Florida. The school said in a statement he'll coach the team's last two games but won't return next season. The Gators, whose fans are known for doing the "Gator Chomp" with their arms, are 27-20 in four seasons under Muschamp, including 5-4 this year.

Georgia running back Todd Gurley will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a torn left ACL in a 34-7 win over Auburn on Saturday. Gurley was considered a leading Heisman Trophy contender before being suspended four games by the NCAA for accepting $3,000 to autograph memorabilia over the course of two years.

Our prayers go out to Gordie and all the Howes. His family says "Mr. Hockey"has taken a turn for the worse," suffering a second stroke recently. Gordie, 86, played for the Whalers in both the WHA and NHL at the end of his illustrious career.

UConn defeated Stanford 3-1 to reach the NCAA field hockey semifinals for the third time in the past four seasons.

Travelers Championship fans remember Charley Hoffman, who had a two-shot lead in the final round in 2012. But then he drove into the pond on the par-4 17th at TPC River Highlands, made double bogey and finished tied for seocnd, one shot behind Marc Leishman. Well, Hoffman finished in splendor Sunday rather than in a splash at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico. He shot a 66 to overcome a three-shot deficit.

Monday nights in the fall, of course, are big for football fans. But for college basketball devotees, Big Monday is all about hoops. The top-ranked UConn women face No. 6 Stanford Monday night in California. It should be a good one.